BANGKOK (AP) — A powerful earthquake rocked Myanmar and neighboring Thailand on Friday, destroying buildings, a bridge, and a dam. At least 144 people were killed in Myanmar, where photos and video from two hard-hit cities showed extensive damage. At least eight died in the Thai capital, where a high-rise under construction collapsed. The 7.7 magnitude quake, […]

Russian President Vladimir Putin said his nation will soon overwhelm and destroy the Ukrainian military, and suggested the United Nations take control of the country if the war ends. Putin made the bellicose comments, which run counter to Russia’s self-proclaimed openness towards negotiating an end to the invasion of Ukraine, on Thursday during an address […]

A federal judge temporarily blocked the Department of Labor from implementing certain elements of President Donald Trump’s executive orders to eliminate diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts for federal contractors and grant recipients. The order came in response to a lawsuit filed by the Chicago Women in Trades, a nonprofit group founded in 1981 that helps prepare […]

Comedian and podcast host Bill Maher said his dinner at the White House will be similar to former President Richard Nixon‘s visit to China. “I don’t have some sort of complex where I think I can heal America. I can’t,” Maher told Chris Cuomo on The Chris Cuomo Project. “But, if two guys who’ve been at […]